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Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Pseudogramma: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335); astigma: From a Greek word meaning without a spot, referring to the absence of a prominent dark brown or black spot on the opercle as seen on the other species of this genus.
More on authors: Randall & Baldwin.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 6 - 46 m (Ref. 27020). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Comoros and West-Central Pacific (disjunct distribution).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27020)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 21 - 23; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 17 - 18; Vertèbres: 26. One incomplete lateral line. Longitudinal scale series 50-51. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. Tubular anterior nostril when laid back reaching about half way to posterior nostril. Opercle without dark brown or black spot. Brown-edged pale stripe extending posteriorly from the lower part of eye to edge or preopercle. Pectoral fins extending beyond origin of anal fin. Many interconnected whitish blotches on body. Body with many interconnected whitish blotches. Snout, 5.4 - 5.75 in head. Caudal peduncle depth 3.2-3.6 in head; length 4.35-5.5 in head.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits coral reef. Benthic (Ref. 75154). Cryptic (Ref 90102).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Randall, J.E. and C.C. Baldwin, 1997. Revision of the serranid fishes of the subtribe Pseudogrammina, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (26):56 p. (Ref. 27020)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00437 (0.00167 - 0.01142), b=3.17 (2.94 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |